Just by way of completing this thread I would like to say:
I have been working with a sled for the past few days using in iphone 5. The sled itself is rugged by I have my fears about whether the Iphone screen could make it through a fall. The advantageous of this set up are tremendous when compared to the windows ce devices. Here I am creating an MVC web site which is access through the device, the upgrade time for software is not existent and development time is cut in half.
If a person were in a situation were they needed to make an app such as the one I spoke of, I think this set up at least deserves a look.